Clinical Lead

About Youturn 

At Youturn, we're passionate about creating safe, inclusive and supportive communities where young people can thrive. For over 30 years, we've supported vulnerable young people and families, delivering services that create meaningful and lasting change. We're now seeking an experienced Clinical Lead to provide leadership and clinical excellence within our Youth Enhanced Services (YES) Adelaide team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior clinician who is passionate about youth mental health and wants to combine direct client work with clinical leadership, supervision and service development.

You can find out more at youturn.org.au.

About the role

As the Clinical Lead, you will provide clinical oversight, leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team delivering services to young people aged 12-25 years experiencing complex mental health challenges. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care while maintaining a youth-friendly, trauma-informed and family-centred approach.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to clinicians and students.
• Managing complex clinical presentations and supporting risk assessment and care planning.
• Overseeing referral, triage and intake processes.
• Delivering evidence-based interventions and therapeutic support to young people.
• Supporting continuous improvement, quality assurance and clinical governance activities.
• Collaborating with families, carers, community services and key stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for young people.

About You

We're looking for an experienced clinician who brings both strong clinical capability and a genuine commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

Essential Qualifications

You will hold:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing.
• Current registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Endorsed Nurse, or Mental Health Accreditation with AASW.
• Current Driver's Licence.
• Current Working With Children Check (or ability to obtain).
• Relevant employment screening clearances required to work with young people.

Essential Experience & Skills

You will demonstrate:

• Significant experience working within youth mental health and/or alcohol and other drug services.
• Strong knowledge of contemporary youth mental health practice and evidence-based interventions.
• Experience conducting comprehensive assessments, clinical triage and risk assessments, including suicide and self-harm risk.
• Proven ability to deliver therapeutic interventions and treatment planning for young people and their families.
• A strong understanding of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and client-centred models of care.
• Experience leading, mentoring or supervising clinicians within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with young people, families, stakeholders and community partners.
• Sound clinical judgement and the ability to manage complex and high-risk presentations.

Why Join Youturn?

At Youturn, you'll be part of a values-driven organisation committed to supporting young people during some of the most challenging times in their lives. We foster a collaborative culture where innovation, professional growth and meaningful impact are encouraged every day. 

This is your opportunity to:

• Lead a dedicated team of professionals.
• Shape service delivery and clinical excellence.
• Make a genuine difference in the lives of young people and their families.
• Work within a supportive and purpose-driven organisation.

We offer a generous remuneration package with benefits designed to support your career and lifestyle goals:

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 in meal entertainment benefits
• Enjoy a range of employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives that support you both at work and at home.
• 5 days of paid wellness leave annually (pro-rata)
• 12 weeks paid parental leave after 12 months of service
• Annual leave loading

Apply Today

If you're an experienced clinician with a passion for youth mental health, leadership and creating positive outcomes for young people, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Youturn and help empower young people to build healthier, brighter futures